Regenerating places - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

This document contains a collection of exam style questions on the regenerating places topic that I had answered during my AS geography studies. (Pearson Edexcel A Level Geography Unit 2 Topic 4A) There is a mixture of typed responses and handwritten responses (some of the handwritten responses were completed under timed conditions so please excuse the inconsistent handwriting).

A complete document of all the specification listed case studies required for enquiry questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 of 'Regenerating Places', Topic 4A of Unit 2 in A level Geography (Edexcel). Put together by an A* student. Includes the following case studies: San Francisco as a successful place Rust Belt as an unsuccessful place UK deregulation of capital markets London Olympics 2012 Powys Regeneration Project Liverpool rebranding Bronte County Kielder Forest Salford Quays urban stakeh...

Detailed and comprehensive notes for unit 2 topic 4A (regenerating places) for edexcel AS level geography. The London Dockland’s regeneration has been used as the primary case study for a successful regeneration scheme, whereas the regeneration of Boscombe has been used as a case study of less successful regeneration. These two case studies have been explored in much detail and should be applicable to many 12 mark questions as a good comparison between effective and ineffective regeneration sc...

This got me an A* for A level Edexcel Geography. It's my revision notes for Topic 4A Regenerating Places which, like the rest of my geography notes, are filled with case studies, facts, diagrams, and explanations. I only used this for my revision for all my mocks and actual exam and got A*s in all. It's also got some extra information that can boost your grade even higher! I've arranged it so that all the information is organised under each specification point, so it's really useful for exam pre...

What makes a place distinctive? - Answer -physical landscapes -human landscapes: important buildings -religious past. places of worship etc. -food and drink specialties -how it's portrayed in the media What is Regeneration? - Answer redeveloping former industrial areas or outdated housing to bring about economic and social change what is Rebranding? - Answer The ways in which a place is redeveloped and marketed so that it gains a new identity so it can attract new investments an...

PEARSON EDEXCEL AS LEVEL GEOGRAPHY UNIT 2 TPIC 4A REGENERATING PLACES CASE STUDY BASE THEORY LATEST UPDATE % COMPLETE

San Francisco bay area of California, USA. - Answer Give an example of a successful region People and investment. - Answer What does a successful place attract? The Rust Belt, e.g. Detroit, in the state of Michigan, USA - Answer Give an example of a declining place It was once the centre of American car manufacturing. It has undergone large population declines since 1970. Detroit and the USA's Rustbelt have suffered the effects of deindustrialisation. - Answer Why is Detroi...

Edexcel A level Geography Regenerating Places 2024 Exam Questions and Answers

How has the function of Stratford changed overtime? - ANS Pre-industrial: known for its agriculture and farming Industrial: manufacturing- all jobs were in manufacturing Present day: retail, tourism, business What global influences have shaped the characteristics of Stratford? - ANS Globalisation caused the global shift which resulted in goods being cheaper to export overseas - this caused extreme deprivation in a manufacturing-reliant Stratford in the 1900s. Containerisation was far more ...

This includes a total of three 6-mark and three 12-mark questions on the topic of Regenerating Places for the Edexcel Geography AS and A-Level. All 6-mark questions received 5 or 6 marks, whilst all 12-mark questions received between 10-12 marks.